List of Printing Companies in Australia

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 798 printing companies in Australia, one in every 10,764 Australian companies. Most of them are small: three in five have one to four people, and only 52 firms employ 50 people or more. Three in four of all commercial printers are based in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Below you find the largest commercial printers in Australia, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Australian company database or through the ABN Lookup API.

798 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies7981 in10,764 Australian companiesCities91Largest cityMelbourne 211Sole traders14%Employees1-4 (57%)Revenue$100-500K (43%)Email52%Phone71%Website71%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Ive Group LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	Level 6	New South Wales	2000	ivegroup.*****	2015	$622,495,328	1,700	Corporation	27	606252644
2	Vb Ventures PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	Level 11 275 Grey Street	Queensland	4101	N/A	2007	$275,726,385	7,715	Corporation	33	125139004
3	A & K (australia) PTY. LTD.	Australia	Melbourne	'North Tower' Level 26 80 Collins Street	Victoria	3000	N/A	1986	$68,626,544	63	Corporation	7	006560765
4	Mcc Verstraete Australia PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	46 Lexton Rd	Victoria	3129	herrods.*****	2011	$52,107,462	1,458	Corporation	1113	152714684
5	Norwood Industries PTY. LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	6-8 Wedgewood Road	Victoria	3803	norwood.*****	1970	$38,639,420	86	Corporation	N/A	004817207
6	Southern Impact PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	181 Forster Rd	Victoria	3149	southerncolour.*****	2002	$36,790,191	87	Corporation	3	099758791
7	Spotpress PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	1b Queen Street	New South Wales	2144	spotpress.*****	2023	$36,698,170	67	Corporation	43	665474966
8	New Litho PTY. LTD.	Australia	Melbourne	5 Dunlop Rd	Victoria	3170	neo.*****	1961	$33,536,335	228	Corporation	5	004508187
9	Prima Pmi PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	170-178 Browns Rd	Victoria	3174	primaprinting.*****	2016	$33,386,456	100	Corporation	2	613495793
10	Printforce Australia PTY LTD	Australia	Perth	17 Kensington St	Western Australia	6004	heroprint.*****	1988	$30,245,879	228	Corporation	7	009354643
11	The Sos Print & Media Group (australia) PTY LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	1a Bessemer Street	New South Wales	2148	N/A	1977	$26,545,419	228	Corporation	62	001430093
12	Ccl Label (vic) PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	20 Fletcher Rd	Victoria	3116	ccllabel.*****	1983	$19,799,406	554	Corporation	315	006191251
13	Colorcorp PTY LTD	Australia	Brisbane	61 Southgate Avenue	Queensland	4170	colorcorp.*****	2019	$14,596,216	17	Corporation	12	631230405
14	Cmykhub Vic PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	21 Wright Road	Victoria	3042	cmykhub.*****	2013	$13,816,520	57	Corporation	2	163858615
15	Union Offset CO. PTY. LIMITED	Australia	Canberra	16 Nyrang St	Australian Capital Territory	2609	unionoffset.*****	1967	$12,508,650	350	Corporation	10	008458099
16	Opus Group (australia) PTY LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	138 Bonds Rd	New South Wales	2210	N/A	2007	$12,508,650	350	Corporation	10	125553497
17	W R Bright & Sons (fairfield) PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	8-10 Frank St	New South Wales	2164	brightprintgroup.*****	1979	$11,763,832	126	Corporation	4	001691934
18	D S Chemport (australia) PTY LTD	Australia	Melbourne	39-41 Jesica Road	Victoria	3061	dschemport.*****	1984	$10,328,571	289	Corporation	1520	006335048
19	Lep Colour Printers PTY LTD	Australia	Caloundra	U 1 84 Sandalwood Lane	Queensland	4556	lepcolourprinters.*****	2008	$9,645,246	70	Corporation	5	131112751
20	Pacific Labels PTY LTD	Australia	Gosford	2 Lucca Road	New South Wales	2259	pacificlabels.*****	1971	$9,267,484	40	Corporation	N/A	000881425
21	Ive Employment (australia) PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Building B 350 Parramatta Rd	New South Wales	2140	ivedatadriven.*****	2015	$8,148,492	228	Corporation	27	606338505
22	Fujifilm Csg PTY LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 5 8 Khartoum Rd	New South Wales	2113	code-blue.*****	2007	$8,148,492	228	Corporation	15	123989631
23	Lane Bros. Printers PTY. LTD.	Australia	Adelaide	101 Mooringe Ave	South Australia	5038	laneprint.*****	1963	$7,538,105	44	Corporation	N/A	007634111
24	E. Davis & Sons PTY. LTD.	Australia	Portland	112 Percy St	Victoria	3305	davisprint.*****	1967	$7,527,876	7	Corporation	N/A	004693529
25	Aberdeen Press (VIC.) Proprietary LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	559 Keilor Rd	Victoria	3042	N/A	1976	$7,492,065	16	Corporation	2	005168481

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Firm sizes in Australia

Of the 792 Australian commercial printers with a known headcount, 452 (57%) have one to four people, 107 have five to nine, 181 have ten to 49 and 52 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (341, 43%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Australian companies

Micro under 10559 71%
Small 10 to 49181 23%
Medium 50 to 24948 6%
Large 250+4 0.5%

Grey line: the share among all Australian companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 19 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Commercial printers in Melbourne

Melbourne has 211 printing companies and commercial printers, <0.1% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 88% above the national share. Three in five Melbourne firms have fewer than five people; 16 have 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 44 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 117 · 56%
5-9: 34 · 16%
10-19: 26 · 12%
20-49: 17 · 8%
50+: 16 · 8%

Legal form

Sole traders: 14 · 7%
Partnerships: 4 · 2%
Pty Ltd and Ltd: 164 · 78%
Other or none: 29 · 14%

Of the Australian total: 26.4%
Of all Melbourne companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 1.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 2
Of Australia's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 44 · 21%
1990 or later: 167 · 79%
Of Australia's pre-1990 firms: 27.2%

Reachable

Email: 107 · 51%
Phone: 164 · 78%
Website: 151 · 72%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 13 · 6%
$100K-$500K: 96 · 45%
$500K-$1M: 32 · 15%
$1M and more: 70 · 33%

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Largest commercial printers in Australia

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Melbourne. Click a name for the record.

VB Ventures PTY is the largest commercial printer in Australia by headcount. 52 firms employ 50 people or more; 12 employ 100 or more.

1Brisbane7,715 staff
2Sydney1,700 staff
3Melbourne1,458 staff
4Melbourne554 staff
5Melbourne300 staff
6Melbourne289 staff
7Sydney228 staff
8Sydney228 staff
9Sydney222 staff
10Melbourne182 staff

By employee size · 792 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	452	57%
5-9	107	14%
10-19	111	14%
20-49	70	9%
50-99	40	5%
100-199	6	0.8%
200-499	2	0.3%
500-999	1	0.1%
1,000+	3	0.4%

57% have 1 to 4 people; 70 have 20 to 49; 52 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	65	8%
$100K-$500K	341	43%
$500K-$1M	139	17%
$1M-$5M	206	26%
$5M-$10M	26	3%
$10M-$50M	15	2%
$50M-$100M	2	0.3%
$100M-$500M	1	0.1%
$500M+	1	0.1%

43% between $100,000 and $500,000; 206 between $1M and $5M; 45 above $5M.

How many printing companies are there in Australia?

Printing companies and commercial printers in Australia

798

21 October 2026

There are 798 printing companies and commercial printers in Australia in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 10,764 Australian companies. 3 were entered in the register so far in 2026.

Structure

Single-site firms: 748 94%
Head offices: 43
Branch offices: 7

Classification

ANZSIC code 1611. Our platform filter is SIC 2752.

564 of the 798 are Pty Ltd and Ltd (71%); 112 are sole traders. They come from ASIC + ABN Lookup and our Australian register data, through the ABN Lookup API.

Where in Australia?

Melbourne has the most printing companies in Australia (211), ahead of Sydney (208), Brisbane (79), Perth (58) and Adelaide (45). Together the five hold three in four of them.

Cities by number of firms

91 Australian cities have at least one commercial printer; 8 have ten or more; 56 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 10 fashion companies for every commercial printer in Australia.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Fashion Companies	7,764	42%	73%
Shoe Companies	2,605	40%	85%
Pharmaceutical Companies	2,340	53%	43%
News Companies	1,509	25%	74%
Printing Companies	798	71%	57%
Steel Companies	751	55%	62%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	68,520	1.1
Canada	7,461	1.7
India	5,484	0.1
Mexico	2,169	1.2
Germany	1,932	0.3
Australia	798	0.1

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The oldest firms in Australia

Our data holds 1 Australian commercial printers from before 1900, 6 from before 1950 and 162 from before 1990.

1897
1. Sydney
1926
1. Launceston
1929
1. Hobart
1937
1. Perth
1939
1. Perth
1947
1. Adelaide

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Australian commercial printers date from before 1990

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How reachable are they?

Commercial printers are easier to reach than the average Australian company: 71% list a phone number and 71% a website.

Email413 52%
Phone569 71%
Website563 71%

Grey line: all Australian companies (email 9%, phone 14%, website 14%).

The full list with these fields is in our Australian company database.

Sole traders or Pty Ltd: how they are organised

One in seven Australian commercial printers work as sole traders, against 30% of all Australian companies. Seven in ten are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

Sole traders11214%
Partnerships375%
Pty Ltd and Ltd56471%
No form on record or other8511%

Single-site: 94%
Head offices: 43
Branches: 7

All Australian companies: 30% sole traders, 4% partnerships, 45% Pty Ltd and Ltd.

Frequently asked questions

How many printing companies are there in Australia?

There are 798 printing companies and commercial printers in Australia in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 10,764 Australian companies.

Which is the largest commercial printer in Australia?

VB Ventures PTY in Brisbane, with 7,715 staff. By revenue Ive Group in Sydney leads with $622.5 million a year.

Which Australian city has the most printing companies?

Melbourne, with 211, ahead of Sydney (208), Brisbane (79), Perth (58) and Adelaide (45).

How many commercial printers are there in Melbourne?

211, which is <0.1% of all 1,204,909 Melbourne companies and 88% above the national share.

How big is a typical commercial printer?

Small. 57% of the 792 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 52 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Australian printing companies sole traders or companies?

One in seven (112) are sole traders, 5% are partnerships and 71% (564) are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How many commercial printers started in 2026?

3 were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, after 12 in 2025. 2 of them are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

What is the oldest commercial printer in Australia?

The Trustee for Lamson Paragon Trust in Sydney, 1897, followed by Foot & Playsted Proprietary in Launceston (1926) and The Monotone Art Printers Proprietary in Hobart (1929). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers printing companies?

Australian printing companies are classified under ANZSIC code 1611. Our platform filters them on SIC 2752 (commercial printing, lithographic).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 798 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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